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Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY > CHAPTER 169—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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Within the amount appropriated for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a military construction project not otherwise authorized by law, or may authorize the Secretary of a military department to carry out such a project, if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of the project for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with national security or national interest.

(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a) , July 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 155 ; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2870(3) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1563 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(35) , Nov. 24, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1600 ; Pub. L. 109–163, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(a) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3504 ; Pub. L. 115–91, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(a)(2) , Dec. 12, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1840 ; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(54) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1815 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(44) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3873 .)

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